On the coast of Cambrils, a quintessential seaside town, you’ll find all the most important natural and heritage treasures. On the seafront, the Cambrils Red Lighthouse is a must-visit. It provides a wide perspective of the port of the municipality, allowing you to watch the fisherfolk carrying out their daily work and also take in some breathtaking sunsets. What’s more, you can visit it whenever you want as it’s open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Also located right in the centre of the port and standing out due to its imposing structure, we find the Torre del Port, also known as the Torre de los Moros. This defensive building dating from the 17th century served to prevent the pirate attacks suffered by the town. As one of the seats of the Museum of History of Cambrils, it currently holds different temporary exhibitions.
If you want to really get to know the municipality, another must-see seat of the Museum is the Molí de les Tres Eres, an old hydraulic flour mill. Dating from the 14th century, here, we can find the permanent exhibition “Cambrils: los orígenes” (Cambrils: the origins), a journey from prehistory to the late Roman period of the municipality told through household utensils, ritual objects and ornamental elements, especially the bronze ones found in the Roman villa of la Llosa. This site, discovered in 1980, is open to the public and presents the remains of a villa in the immediate vicinity of Tarraco, which was inhabited between the 1st century B.C. and the 6th century A.D.
Also in Cambrils, we find the Samà Park, a majestic historic garden that is part of the European cultural itineraries. This natural space, an Indiano legacy of the marquis of Marianao, evokes the exuberance of the former colonies and is one of the best examples of Romanticism gardening.
As well as all this history, Baix Camp also has an outstanding artistic imprint. For this reason, it’s well worth following the footsteps of Joan Miró at Mas Miró in Mont-roig del Camp, a town with different backdrops that have appeared in the artist’s works. Here, you can follow the self-guided tour El paisaje emocional de Miró (The emotional landscape of Miró), which, thanks to different signposted points, allows you to discover the municipality that welcomed the painter and served as a source of inspiration for his creations.
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